{
  "id": 12719179,
  "title": "What is Discord? What to know about Tumbler Ridge shooter's chat platform",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/what-is-discord-what-to-know-about-tumbler-ridge-shooters-chat",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T21:40:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Vancouver Sun",
    "slug": "vancouver-sun",
    "url": "https://vancouversun.com/news/what-is-discord-what-to-know-about-tumbler-ridge-shooters-chat-platform"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A 30-year-old Washington state resident, James Cody Bryant, has been charged in relation to the Tumbler Ridge School mass shooting in February 2026. According to court documents, Bryant had an online relationship with the shooter, Jesse Van Rootselaar, that began three years before the shooting, with daily contact in the six months leading up to it. Bryant is accused of giving the shooter money, advice, and allegedly promising to live stream the event.\n\nThe investigation revealed that the shooter used the chat platform Discord to plan the logistics of the attack. According to the Global News, an expert on extremism and radicalization described some of the discussions between Bryant and the shooter as \"banal\".\n\nBryant and Van Rootselaar face charges, including murder conspiracy. The incident occurred at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in February 2026.",
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    "outlets": 8,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "FBI depicts Tumbler Ridge shooter’s guns, including ‘SKS’ once confiscated by RCMP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/fbi-depicts-tumbler-ridge-shooters-guns-including-sks-once-12613885",
        "published": "2026-10-07T08:00:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "FBI depicts Tumbler Ridge shooter’s guns, including ‘SKS’ once confiscated by RCMP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/fbi-depicts-tumbler-ridge-shooters-guns-including-sks-once",
        "published": "2026-10-07T08:00:13.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "FBI depicts Tumbler Ridge shooter’s guns, including ‘SKS’ once confiscated by RCMP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/fbi-depicts-tumbler-ridge-shooters-guns-including-sks-once-12627624",
        "published": "2026-10-07T12:31:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Vancouver Sun",
        "title": "Social media companies say they're co-operating in Tumbler Ridge murder probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/social-media-companies-say-theyre-co-operating-in-tumbler-ridge",
        "published": "2026-10-07T19:52:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC Canada",
        "title": "Revelation Tumbler Ridge shooting was allegedly planned on Discord comes amidst tech regulation debate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/revelation-tumbler-ridge-shooting-was-allegedly-planned-on-discord",
        "published": "2026-10-07T20:40:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "National Post",
        "title": "Tumbler Ridge killer decorated guns with transgender flag, chose ‘cute’ outfit for mass murder",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/tumbler-ridge-killer-decorated-guns-with-transgender-flag-chose-cute",
        "published": "2026-10-07T21:47:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Tumbler Ridge shooter sought notoriety for school massacre, texts released by FBI reveal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/tumbler-ridge-shooter-sought-notoriety-for-school-massacre-texts",
        "published": "2026-10-07T22:39:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}